About Better Britain Bureau
We are an independent, Manchester‑rooted, AI‑aware think tank. Our job is to make complex issues easy to understand and hard to ignore.
Our mission
The Better Britain Bureau exists to help Britain see itself clearly, cutting through noise and myth with evidence and perspective. Through the Broken Britain Briefing, we aim to report where the country is really falling short and highlight the ideas and actions that could build something better.
What we do
- Research across public data and lived reality
- Clear writing designed for curious readers
- AI‑assisted reports to simplify complex issues
- Interactive content, with key points up-front
How we work
- Collect and qualify research
- Structure into data
- Layer real meaning
- Assess systems for intent vs outcome
- Increase clarity, remove waffle
- Assume good intent
- Welcome corrections
See our full writing voice in the Style Guide and our technical commitments in the AI Policy. We keep a running Lessons Learned log as we experiment.
- Style guide: style-guide.md
- AI policy: ai-policy.md
- Lessons learned: lessons-learned.md
Who we are
BBB is Founded by Bob Davies with the support of a small network of friends and advisors committed to practical, evidence‑led work.
Bob's profile
I’ve worked in corporate problem‑solving/workflow and software engineering around the UK and in Manchester, and spent much of my time the last decade or so as a tech contractor working mainly on productivity and automation tools, usually through agencies working on infrastructure or civics projects.
I've been somewhat on the left and the right over the years, but don't think a simple spectrum captures any person or issue. I have no connections to any political party, significant/powerful business or people. Basically I'm just some guy who understands systems pretty well and has been on the internet long enough to recognise we're more divided than we've ever been. I think most people are decent and want things to work out for everyone, despite often not sharing priorities or perspectives.
When outcomes are bad, it’s usually the incentives and outcomes of bad systems at fault, rather than individuals. The aim is simple: cut through noise, learn about how new tools can help us, de‑radicalise with a focus on identifying the truth, and show where change can happen by sifting the noise to find the nuggets of data that can reasonably inform decisions, big and small.
I welcome feedback and contributors, either on the Better Britain github repo or via email to admin@betterbritain.org.uk.
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